24 Sep 2008 16:45 Perth
Winner: £4,300 (Penalty: £2,797); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Sterling Assurance Juvenile Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Nine Stories (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) |
/ 19 |
Flat (67) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Straightline Construction… |
15/8 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, led between last 2, clear when jumped right last, pushed out comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 11 L |
Rory Boy (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 5) |
212 / 9 |
Jump (34) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Gordon |
1/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 14 L |
Ski Sunday (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) |
/ 10 |
Flat (233) | S E Durack | Tim Vaughan Mrs Lindie King |
9/1 | |
| keen early, held up in rear, headway and effort on outside 3 out, outpaced next, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| Dist |
Maidstone Mixture (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 11 12) |
2-41431 / 5 |
Jump (30), Flat (11) |
R McGrath | Paul Murphy Mrs J E Wilson |
8/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Abbey Express (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
PP5 / 4 |
Jump (30) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes Abbadis Racing… |
66/1 | |
| raced keenly, led and jumped right, headed 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 8 L |
Jumpin Johnnie (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) |
/ 4 |
Flat (33) | Paul Benson | M Mullineaux The Bellflower… |
100/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and lost place 3 out, soon behind | ||||||||||